OLIVIA – a film by Felipe Morell – SPOILERS ⁓ At the start, Janis (Sara Mitich) wakes from a dream full of fire and music. On her way downstairs, she stops to look at a photo on the wall (which …
Reality TV writer Klara Sandberg (Hanna Alström) listens to herself pitch new ideas for her show “Milf Hotelle” and is suddenly revolted by her own ideas. She suggests they should be making better television, and, inspired by the cover of …
ORDINARY GIRL IN A TIARA – directed by Meeshelle Neal – (some spoilers) ⁓ Supernatural forces are never referenced, but this is a fable full of magical things. Caro Cartwright (Katharine King So) is a curator of vintage fashion. She …
WILD CARDS – Episode 308 – The Hostage Always Rings Twice – (limited spoilers) ⁓ Vivienne (Tamara Taylor) does not ring the bell before she lets herself into Max’s place. She has no key, but tells her daughter “you really …
LOVELAND (aka “Expired”) – a film by Ivan Sen – (SPOILERS) ⁓ In a version of Hong Kong that hasn’t happened yet, a hitman named Jack (Ryan Kwanten) follows a cop into an alleyway and in exchange for a wad …
Alba Baptista (Ava Silva, The Warrior Nun) is Penny in BORDERLINE, a dark comedy set in the mid-1990s which follows Paul Duerson (Ray Nicholson), an obsessively infatuated fan of pop star and actor Sofia (Samara Weaving). Institutionalized after breaking into …
REVIVAL – Episode 108 – A Rose and a Thorn – (limited spoilers) ⁓ Rose Blackdeer (Leenah Robinson) and May Tao (Katherine King So) were in love and planned to run away together. Rose’s father Jesse (Brandon Oakes) didn’t like …
THE KING TIDE – directed by Christian Sparkes – (some spoilers) ⁓ The opening scenes are full of mood and mystery. On an isolated island off the Newfoundland coast, Grace (Lara Jean Chorostecki) has a miscarriage on a stormy night. …
